Pocket clothes brush



Sept 22, 1942 A. s. JOHNSON 2,296,525

T CLOTHES BRUSH I 'NVM MLMMMMMMM Patented Sept. 22, 1942 UNITED STTES ATT OFFICE 1 Claim.

-This invention relates to brush construction, and more particularly to clothes brushes designed for pocket and personal use.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a brush of this character including a brush housing constructed to readily iit within the pocket, the brush and brush head being designed to closely fit within the housing so that the bristles of the brush will be completely enclosed to protect the bristles against foreign matter collecting thereon while the brush is being carried in the pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for pivotally mounting the brush head and bristles within the housing, so that the brush head and bristles may be readily extended to a position exposing the bristles for brushing.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a vanity brush, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View through the housing of the brush, illustrating the brush head and bristles as extended for brushing.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the brush housing, illustrating the brush head and bristles as moved to a position within the housing.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail the reference character 5 designates the housing in which the brush head and bristles are normally encased. 'I'he housing is substantially thin, so that a small space will be taken up by the brush, when carried in the usual purse or pocket.

As clearly shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, one edge of the housing is open, for the reception of the brush which includes a head 6 and bristles 1, which extend therefrom,

Secured within the housing 5, as by means of the screw 8, is a bar 9, which extends along the entire rear edge of the housing. This bar 9 provides a support for the links I0 that are shown as pivotally connected therewith. Connected with the brush head 6, are links II, the connection between the links I I and brush head 6 being such as to permit of pivotal movement of the links II with respect to the brush head 5. The links I8 and II have pivotal connection with the bar I2, so that movement of the links I0 and II at one end of the brush housing, will produce a relative movement of the links I6 and II at the opposite end thereof, with the result that the brush head 6 will be held in direct parallel relation with the rear end of the brush housing, to insure against binding between the ends of the brush head 6 and the end walls of the housing, as the brush is moved into and out of the housing.

Secured to the brush head is an elongated eye member I3 through which the operating arm I4 extends, the operating arm I4 being pivotally connected to the ear I5 that is secured to the bar 9. The operating arm I4 extends through an arcuate shaped slot I6 formed in one of the side Walls of housing 5, so that when the extended end Il of the operating arm I4 is moved within the slot to extend or retract the brush head and bristles, the operating arm will be caused to move longitudinally of the slot. Since the arm is connected with the brush head, through the elongated eye member I3, it will be seen that vertical movement will be imparted to the brush head 6 and bristles 1.

When the brush is not in use, the operating arm I4 is moved from the position shown by Fig. l of the drawing, to a position at the upper end of the arcuate shaped slot I6. The brush head 6 and bristles are now swung inwardly to the position shown by Fig. 3. Should it be desired to extend the bristles, the operating arm is moved downwardly with the result that the bristles and brush head are moved downwardly to the position shown by Figure 2.

In order to restrict inward movement of the brush head, and to prevent binding of the links, when the brush head and bristles are moved to their concealed position within the housing, a finger I8 is provided on the links Ill at one end of the brush housing. This nger I8 is curved so that when the brush head and bristles have been moved to the limit of their inward movement, the finger I8 will contact with the pivot point between the adjacent links II and brush head, preventing further inward movement of the brush head.

What is claimed is:

In a brush, a housing having an open edge, a brush head tted within the open edge of the housing closing the open edge of the housing, pairs of parallel pivoted links connected with the brush head and housing, a bar pivotally connected with the pairs of links whereby the links are moved in unison, an operating arm pivotally mounted within the housing, an elongated eye member secured to the brush head, a lug extending from the arm and being disposed within the eye, one wall of the housing having an arcuate shaped slot formed therein through which the operating arm extends, and said arm adapted to move the brush head and bristles within the housing as the arm is moved through said slot.

AUSTIN S. JOHNSON. 

